CVE-2018-6252 Affecting nvidia package, versions <2:384.125-2017.09.109.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-NVIDIA-1713530
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed2 Apr 2018

Introduced: 2 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-6252  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 nvidia to version 2:384.125-2017.09.109.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-991.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia package and not the nvidia package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software allows an actor access to restricted functionality that is unnecessary to production usage, and which may result in denial of service.